Best Sandbox Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated sandbox games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Sandbox games on Steam.

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Car Manufacture Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.4
Release 01 Aug 2024
Smack Studio A sandbox fighting game with built-in creation tools to create characters and stages. Animate pixel art characters using our 3D pixel art rotation technology, then battle with up to 8 players! Use our tools to export sprites for your own projects.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.0
Release 31 Jul 2024
Song Of The Prairie Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!

Price -55% 8.85€
Rating 7.6
Release 31 Jul 2024
Drug Lord Tycoon Start from nothing and rise to the top as you expand your criminal empire in Drug Lord Tycoon.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 31 Jul 2024
YAR YAR is a fully-fledged open-world RPG. Embark on a heartfelt journey inspired by Boreyian myths and legends, filled with vibrant and unforgettable adventures, uncover the mystery behind the attempt to conquer the noble Boreyian people.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.9
Release 26 Jul 2024
7 Days to Die 7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

Price -68% 14.30€
Rating 8.8
Release 25 Jul 2024
Farlands Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.

Price -55% 7.69€
Rating 8.8
Release 24 Jul 2024
Norland Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.

Price -69% 9.39€
Rating 7.9
Release 18 Jul 2024
TerraScape Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.

Price -19% 12.29€
Rating 8.6
Release 17 Jul 2024
The Crust Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon. Mine, craft, research, and trade resources with Earth in this gripping narrative basebuilder.

Price -75% 7.27€
Rating 7.4
Release 15 Jul 2024
Rally Mechanic Simulator: Light Edition Step into the world of rally car mechanics with Rally Mechanic Simulator: Prologue, a free introduction to the full game. Take your first steps as a rally mechanic, facing the challenges of fixing and tuning a rally car.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.4
Release 12 Jul 2024
Prospector: The First Contract As the Prospector in this Prologue chapter, you will be taking on your first contract. Explore new planets, gather resources, build your fully automated base, and ship materials to distant colonies.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.6
Release 12 Jul 2024
Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife Horticular is a relaxing garden builder where you grow plants, design habitats and attract a wide range of wildlife. Help the gnome Keepers restore a barren wasteland with magical powers and populate it with adorable critters. Reclaim nature from a looming corruption and create your perfect garden.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.4
Release 11 Jul 2024
Happy Sheepies Happy Sheepies is a relaxing sheep farming game that includes some Crafting and Business Management elements with its simple Drag & Drop gameplay. Meet the needs of your sheepies, craft and sell your products, and grow your business!

Price 12.79€
Rating 7.8
Release 08 Jul 2024
BROKE PROTOCOL A fully moddable city sandbox with jobs, NPCs, apartments, garages, gangs, and more. Broke Protocol is an open-world action game focused on roleplaying and custom content. Define your goals and identity in a persistent, reactive world where you write your own story.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.3
Release 26 Jun 2024
City Bus Manager Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!

Price -68% 9.08€
Rating 8.8
Release 25 Jun 2024
Dystopika A city-building sandbox for futuristic cities. No goals, no management, just creativity and dark cozy vibes.

Price 6.89€
Rating 9.2
Release 21 Jun 2024
Diorama Builder The pleasure of assembling, admiring, and interacting with your own Dioramas collection, without ever losing a piece.

Price -70% 1.50€
Rating 8.7
Release 21 Jun 2024
Spirit Realm English version not ready

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.5
Release 21 Jun 2024
Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints This is the free version of the game "Ale & Tale Tavern". Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 20 Jun 2024
ASKA A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!

Price -57% 10.89€
Rating 7.8
Release 20 Jun 2024
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

Price -68% 12.89€
Rating 8.9
Release 20 Jun 2024
Coreborn A fun survival game set in the open world of Ultracore. Build, grow and defend your town from attacking enemies. Go on adventures to loot, gather resources, discover a beautiful fantasy map, unlock Skills, build bases, find mounts and shape the world. Alone or together with friends old and new.

Price 13.99€
Rating 6.2
Release 19 Jun 2024
Go-Go Town! Thank god you’re here Mayor - you’ve got LOTS of work to do! In this city building sim, you’re responsible for the layout, logistics optimisation, population growth - all whilst navigating the everyday chaos of infrastructure, worker management and dynamic challenges to make your dream town.

Price 22.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 18 Jun 2024